Finlay Chow-White (right) and the rest of East Vancouver's Tupper Tigers moved into back into familiar territory Wednesday, sitting No. 10 in the most recent B.C. Triple-A rankings. (Photo by Howard Tsumura property of VarsityLetters.ca 2023 All Rights Reserved)
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LANGLEY — Top threes remained consistent across all four tiers of B.C. boys high school basketball as the countdown to March Madness hit the one-month mark on Wednesday. 

Quad-A remained as quiet as it has all season, yet unranked West Vancouver’s 77-68 road win Monday at former No. 9 Kitsilano has pushed the Highlanders into honourable mention status this week.

As well, Vancouver’s Sir Charles Tupper Tigers have moved into the Triple-A Top 10 this week.

At Double-A, West Vancouver’s Mulgrave Titans have jumped from No. 9 to No. 5 following 61-56 win Tuesday over North Vancouver’s No. 6 St. Thomas Aquinas Fighting Saints.

The latest B.C. senior boys high school basketball rankings for all four tiers:

BASKETBALL

TOP 10 RANKINGS

B.C. SENIOR BOYS

QUAD A

1 Vancouver College Fighting Irish (VSS) (LW-1) 

2 Semiahmoo Thunderbirds (Surrey) (SF) (2)

3 Oak Bay Bays (Victoria) (VI) (3) 

4 St. George’s Saints (Vancouver) (VSS) (4) 

5 Abbotsford Panthers (EV) (5)

6 Fleetwood Park Dragons (Surrey) (SF) (6) 

7 Enver Creek Cougars (Surrey) (SF) (7)

8 Kelowna Owls (TOK) (8)

9 Sir Winston Churchill Bulldogs (Vancouver) (VSS) (10-tie)

10-tie Claremont Spartans (Victoria) (VI) (HM)

10-tie Tamanawis Wildcats (Surrey) (FN) (10-tie) 

Honourable mention — Burnaby South Rebels (FN) (HM), Elgin Park Orcas (Surrey) (SF) (NR), Kitsilano Blue Demons (Vancouver) (VSS) (9), Terry Fox Ravens (Port Coquitlam) (FN) (HM), West Vancouver Highlanders (VSS) (NR)

TRIPLE A

1 St. Patrick’s Celtics (Vancouver) (VSS) (LW-1) 

2 Dover Bay Dolphins (Nanaimo) (VI) (2) 

3 Byrne Creek Bulldogs (Burnaby) (FN) (3) 

4 Brookswood Bobcats (Langley) (EV) (4) 

5 Lord Byng Grey Ghosts (Vancouver) (VSS) (5)

6 St. Thomas More Knights (Burnaby) (FN) (6) 

7 MEI Eagles (Abbotsford) (EV) (8) 

8 Valleyview Vikes (Kamloops) (TOK) (7) 

9 North Delta Huskies (SF) (9)

10 Sir Charles Tupper Tigers (Vancouver) (VSS) (HM)

Honourable mention — A.R. MacNeill Ravens (Richmond) (NR), College Heights Cougars (Prince George) (NC) (HM), Wellington Wildcats (Nanaimo) (VI) (10), Steveston London Sharks (Richmond) (SF) (HM), Alberni District Armada (VI) (HM)

DOUBLE A

1 Brentwood College (Mill Bay) (VI) (LW-1)

2 King George Dragons (Vancouver) (VSS) (2)

3 Pacific Academy Breakers (Surrey (SF) (3)

4 John Barsby Bulldogs (Nanaimo) (VI) (5)

5 Mulgrave Titans (West Vancouver) (VSS) (9) 

6 St. Thomas Aquinas Fighting Saints (North Vancouver) (VSS) (6)

7 West Point Grey Wolves (Vancouver) (VSS) (10)

8 Southridge Storm (Surrey) (SF) (4)

9 Lambrick Park Lions (Victoria) (VI) (8)

10-tie Glenlyon Norfolk Gryphons (Victoria) (VI) (HM)

10-tie Westsyde Whundas (Kamloops) (TOK) (HM)

Honourable mention — Collingwood Cavaliers (West Vancouver) (VSS) (HM), Fernie Falcons (KOO) (HM), Khalsa Lions (Surrey) (SF) (NR), Langley Christian Lightning (EV) (HM), St. Michaels University School Blue Jags (Victoria) (VI) (7)

SINGLE A

1 Unity Christian Flames (Chilliwack) (EV) (LW-1)

2 King David Lions (Vancouver) (VSS) (2)

3 Brookes Westshore Gryphons (Victoria) (VI) (3) 

4 St. John’s Eagles (Vancouver) (VSS) (4)

5 John Knox Christian Hawks (New Westminster) (FN) (5)

6 Aberdeen Hall Gryphons (Kelowna) (TOK) (6) 

7 Nanaimo Christian Trail Blazers (VI) (7)

8 Credo Christian Kodiaks (Langley) (EV) (8)

9 Gudangaay Tlaat’sgaa Naay Breakers (Haida Gwaii) (NW) (9)

10 Bulkley Valley Christian Royals (Smithers) (NW) (10)

Honourable mention — Campbell River Christian Cougars (VI) (HM), Cedars Christian Eagles (Prince George) (NC) (HM), Fraser Academy Mustangs (Vancouver) (VSS) (HM), Kelowna Christian Knights (TOK) (HM), Similkameen Sparks (Keremeos) (TOK) (HM)

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